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玩物喪志

wànwùsàngzhì

ㄨㄢˋ ㄨˋ ㄙㄤˋ ㄓˋ

Simplified 玩物丧志

  1. 1lit. trifling destroys the will (idiom); infatuation with fine details prevents one making progress
  2. 2excessive attention to trivia saps the will

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